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Re: New Duplo Greenhouse
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Date: 
Fri, 9 Feb 2001 14:20:24 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Peter White writes:
> In lugnet.loc.au, Deidre Rushton Brumby writes:
> > I grabbed this set as soon as I saw it, a great Duplo set and a good price.
> > The greenhouse is more or less a one piece version of the Duplo "attic
> > window" with the roof tiles built on, although completely open inside.  A
> > Duplo fig would have to stoop to walk in the door which is actually a
> > window, maybe it's one of those mini lawn greenhouses (I'm sure these have a
> > special name but I'll be .... if I know what it is).  Right size for fig to
> > garden from back though.
> 
> Does it have a back end on it ? Or is it open ?

It's open at the back.

> 
> > I love the 3D veges but they're definitely not minifig size, they're kinda
> > big for even the Duplo figures, but that's the choking hazard minimisation
> > at work I guess (the scaling in Duplo is weirder than System because of this
> > factor).  Much better than the pic blocks previously, although this set has
> > some new ones of those too (tomatoes and apples).  The only thing I don't
> > like about the carrots is that the top rattles!
> 
> I meant the carrots were the size of minifigs :^o

Yeah, one minifig per carrot in the bunch :)
(I was looking for the ob-PW-deadpan-humour in the original statement and
couldn't find it, ah you got me!)

> Trans blue 4*2 ! If I can't get a trans-blue dolphin, these may have to do,
> they will serve that porpoise.

*Groan*

Deidre
drb@tasmail.com



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  Re: New Duplo Greenhouse
 
I should probably mention that the clear Duplo greenhouse has white and grey lines representing panes painted on the slopes, doesn't spoil the appearance any as far as I'm concerned, though I guess it would depend what you wanted to do with it. (...) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.au)

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  Re: New Duplo Greenhouse
 
(...) Does it have a back end on it ? Or is it open ? (...) I meant the carrots were the size of minifigs :^o Can't get into those bricks with pics. (...) Trans blue 4*2 ! If I can't get a trans-blue dolphin, these may have to do, they will serve (...) (26 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.au)

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